1940s working women

Working women - Defence Industries Limited (D.I.L.), Pickering Works.

1940s Fashion - From Coveralls to New Look: A close look at the reference periods of fashion, which is in a continuous cycle of development, change and

I have a thing for overalls. I was a teenager in the mid '90s, when the trend for overalls came back in style. I wore mine everywhere, paired with a striped shirt and heavy boots. Oh, and a plaid flannel shirt. I called it the lumberjack look. Eventually, it went out of fashion, and I

Vintage fashion of the 1940s is gaining favor with people who love the classic elegance. Betty Grable, Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth, Cary Grant, retro fashions of the 1940s.

Once again it's time for another installment of Cataloging Catalogs! Today we have more pages from the Spring Summer 1943 Montgomery Ward catalog again of course, as it seems the pages are endless! Today we move on from just dresses to some different items like slack suits, juniors (!) maternity, aprons, nurses uniforms, swimsuits, and jodhpurs! I can't wait to keep scanning and sharing the rest of this catalog with you all, next up will be blouses and sweaters :) As always, feel free to pin…

Everything you ever wanted to know about denim, and then some. By Heather Lewenza.

Katharine Trousers in beige dogtooth by Vivien of Holloway. These reproduction dogtooth Katharine Trousers are my absolute vintage dream come true! I have wanted a pair of old-Hollywood 1940s style…

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